Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
I can express my opinion about a character's actions.
Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
I can express my opinion about a character's actions.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Personal responses are a way of sharing your own thoughts, feelings and opinions about a text.
- Making connections between the text and your own experiences can help you make personal responses and draw conclusions.
- When making personal responses, it's important to support your opinions with evidence from the text.
- Some people may believe Jack was the villain of the story for stealing and trespassing.
- Some people may believe the giant was the villain for not sharing and for reacting in an angry, scary manner.
Keywords
Opinion - a personal view about something
Character - a person or animal in a story
Heroes - protagonists with noble qualities, often saving or helping others
Villains - nasty or bad characters who often cause problems in stories
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to think of reasons for their opinions.
Give pupils some different possible reasons based on evidence from the text allowing them to choose from a list of reasons if necessary.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
because she tells Jack off for buying magic beans.
because he steals things that don’t belong to him.
because he chases after Jack shouting and stomping.